Moses Blakeslee, b: 1685 - New Haven, Connecticut

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}

^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}

^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}
^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}


			^{Samuel Blakeslee}^{b.1599 , United Kingdom d.1672 New Haven, Connecticut}

		^{John Blakeslee}^{b.1655 New Haven, Connecticut d.1711 New Haven, Connecticut}	^{Hannah Potter}^{b.1633 , United Kingdom d.1723 New Haven, Connecticut}

	^{Moses Blakeslee}^{b.1685 New Haven, Connecticut d.1760 Plymouth, Massachusetts}		^{Moses Ventres}^{b.1625 Farmington, Connecticut d.1697 Farmington, Connecticut}

		^{Grace Ventrus}^{b.1653 Farmington, Connecticut d.1722, Connecticut}	^{Grace (Mary) Graves}^{b.1624 Hatfield, Massachusetts d.1688 Farmington, Connecticut}

^{Mary Blakeslee}^{b.1726 New Haven, Connecticut d.1800 Waterbury, Connecticut}

		^{Samuel Benton}^{b.1658 Milford, Connecticut d.1746 Hartford, Connecticut}

	^{Sarah Benton}^{b.1685 Hartford, Connecticut d.1756 New Haven, Connecticut}		^{William Chatterton}^{b.1640 New Haven, Connecticut d.1700 New Haven, Connecticut}

		^{Sarah Chatterton}^{b.1661 New Haven, Connecticut d.1746 Hartford, Connecticut}	^Mary Clark^{b.1645 New Haven, Connecticut d.1722 Wallingford, Connecticut}